Lovely Lovelock Nevada

Yes it is lovelier up close than the view you get from the Interstate.

I know OJ Simpson lives there and all
At the Lovelock Correctional Facility
http://doc.nv.gov/Facilities/LCC_Facility/
plus we've driven right by without even a glance at the town.

So finally, in September, we decided to take a little day trip and 

we found it to be a quirky picturesque place and 

Perfect for an afternoon of picture taking and sightseeing.

We first stopped at the Pershing County Courthouse.

http://pershingcounty.net/

It's right in the center of town...

Across from the Safeway!

We walked the well kept grounds...
Admiring the old building and plaques like this one...
The Ten Commandments

And right behind the courthouse is a little park...

Lover's Lock

http://www.cityoflovelock.com/

We enjoyed looking through all the locks...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovelock,_Nevada

Some are quite old.

This is my favorite!

Then we drove around and snapped a few pics.

Reservation Administration Buildings...

The little local hospital...

and just as we were leaving town we saw these guys...

I'm sure the owners wondered why I was taking a picture of their goats and Llama, lol

We found out later that there are caves nearby
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovelock_Cave
Maybe we can visit them before we leave the area.
All in all, Lovelock is very quaint historic town.
Another nice day trip in the vast Nevada desert!

Thunder Mountain Monument

So, I know it's been a while since I posted.
We are still "traveling" at the moment here
in lovely Northern Nevada!
I've got a major backup of pictures and sightseeing to share and I hope to get it all posted before we leave and head into our new adventure!
Yes! There is a new adventure on the horizon.
But for now we have been taking in the local sights,
homeschooling with a fabulous group (more about that soon)
and enjoying every last minute of mountains and snow that we can stand!
So, catching up on my backlog for now...
Back in September...
We took a little drive up the road and stopped at
THUNDER MOUNTAIN MONUMENT 

in Imlay, Nevada

http://www.thundermountainmonument.com/

I am speechless.

Wow!

yes, it's for real!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder_Mountain_Monument

Someone had a lot of time on their hands...

Read it for yourself.

It was a lot to take in at once...

But we walked around it and took a lot of pictures!

Everything was repurposed from trash.

This is some serious recycling...

Major Art...

But appears to be very poor engineering...

It's great for an afternoon of photography!

Lots of funky statues...

This whole building is concrete and bottles...

Wow...

Art everywhere...

Just gets more interesting...

Everything is handmade...

Years in the making...

I cannot even imagine the time spent on this monument...

http://www.nevadadaytrips.com/thunder-mountain.html 

One of the strangest places I have ever seen, lol.

Seriously, so weird...

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/7813

I tried really hard to keep an open mind.

But alas I failed.

I'll wait for you at the truck, lol.

Spencer is smiling because it's time to leave, lol.

You just have to see this place for yourself.

So if you are ever out sightseeing in Northern Nevada...
Be sure to stop by Thunder Mountain Monument in
Imlay, Nevada.